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Quiz about Hang the DJ or the World According to The Smiths

"Hang the DJ" or the World According to The Smiths Quiz

Since my first experience with Morrissey, Marr, Rourke and Joyce, I have found The Smiths' music to be timeless. This quiz will be about the albums that The Smiths' songs first appeared on as well as a couple of more obscure references.

A multiple-choice quiz by mos623. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
mos623

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
195,066

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which studio album contained "I Know It's Over"? Hint

Meat Is Murder

The Queen Is Dead

Rank

The World Won't Listen

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Question 2 of 10

2. Brian Ferry's "The Right Stuff" sampled which instrumental track from the cassette version of "Louder Than Bombs"? Hint

The Draize Train

What's the World?

Oscillate Wildly

Money Changes Everything

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Question 3 of 10

3. Excluding B-side compiliations and greatest hits, what was the last studio LP released? Hint

The World Won't Listen

Rank

Louder Than Bombs

Strangeways, Here We Come

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which LP primarily consists of songs performed for BBC Radio 1? Hint

Meat Is Murder

Rank

Hatful of Hollow

The World Won't Listen

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which song contained Morrissey's lyrical exposition about plagiarism as well as a literary debate about the merits of Keats, Yeats and Wilde? Hint

Shakespeare's Sister

Cemetery Gates

The Headmaster Ritual

William, It Was Really Nothing

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Question 6 of 10

6. The live version of which song from "Rank" begins with a raucous cover of an Elvis Presley song? Hint

What She Said

Rusholme Ruffians

London

Still Ill

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which song from "Strangeways, Here We Come" showcased Morrissey playing the piano? Hint

Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me

Death At One's Elbow

I Won't Share You

Death of a Disco Dancer

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Question 8 of 10

8. The two most often used Smiths songs for soundtracks, "How Soon Is Now?" and "Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want", appeared together on which LP? Hint

Meat Is Murder

Hatful of Hollow

The Queen Is Dead

The World Won't Listen

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the following b-side tracks never made it on a full-length LP? Hint

The Draize Train

Wonderful Woman

Golden Lights

Work is a Four-Letter Word

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who provided background vocals for the song "Ask"? Hint

Steven Street

Kirsty MacColl

Joe Strummer

Harriet Wheeler

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which studio album contained "I Know It's Over"?

Answer: The Queen Is Dead

"The Queen Is Dead" was released in 1986 and contained the wonderfully sly "Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others".

2. Brian Ferry's "The Right Stuff" sampled which instrumental track from the cassette version of "Louder Than Bombs"?

Answer: Money Changes Everything

"Money Changes Everything" first appeared as a b-side to "Bigmouth Strikes Again" in 1986.

3. Excluding B-side compiliations and greatest hits, what was the last studio LP released?

Answer: Strangeways, Here We Come

"Strangeways, Here We Come" was released in 1987. The band was in the process of breaking up and, of the two videos released from this LP ("Girlfriend In A Coma" and Stop Me If You Think That You've Heard This One Before"), Morrissey was the only band member to appear.

4. Which LP primarily consists of songs performed for BBC Radio 1?

Answer: Hatful of Hollow

"Hatful of Hollow" was a transition album between the first LP and the critically acclaimed "Meat is Murder". The LP contained old tracks, new tracks and b-sides to the first album's singles.

5. Which song contained Morrissey's lyrical exposition about plagiarism as well as a literary debate about the merits of Keats, Yeats and Wilde?

Answer: Cemetery Gates

"Cemetery Gates" is the midway point of "The Queen Is Dead". This album, at one time, was ranked in the top 20 of all time by Rolling Stone magazine.

6. The live version of which song from "Rank" begins with a raucous cover of an Elvis Presley song?

Answer: Rusholme Ruffians

The Elvis Presley song covered is "Marie's The Name Of His Latest Flame". "Rank" was released one year after the band broke up.

7. Which song from "Strangeways, Here We Come" showcased Morrissey playing the piano?

Answer: Death of a Disco Dancer

Morrissey rarely played any instrument other than the tambourine.

8. The two most often used Smiths songs for soundtracks, "How Soon Is Now?" and "Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want", appeared together on which LP?

Answer: Hatful of Hollow

"Please, Please, Please..." appeared on the "Pretty In Pink" soundtrack and "How Soon Is Now?" appeared on "The Wedding Singer" as well as a car commercial for Nissan. "How Soon is Now" was also covered by Love Spit Love (Richard Ashcroft from the Psychedelic Furs) for the soundtrack of "The Craft".

9. Which of the following b-side tracks never made it on a full-length LP?

Answer: Wonderful Woman

You may have thought that the answer was "Work is a Four-Letter Word" but this track did appear on a "full-length" Sire Records compilation called "Just Say Yes". "Wonderful Woman" is a beautiful and very melancholic b-side to "This Charming Man".

10. Who provided background vocals for the song "Ask"?

Answer: Kirsty MacColl

Kirsty MacColl was a wonderfully talented singer who teamed not only with The Smiths, but also Billy Bragg and Shane McGowan of The Pogues. She died in an water accident in Mexico in 2000.

Source: Author mos623

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